Computer Systems Research
Digital Poster of your project - Mentorship version 2006-2007

Size of the poster:
- The mentorship poster fits onto a 3-panel "science fair" project board. The dimensions of this board vary, but a common size is:
  - Center board: 24" width, 36" height
  - Two side panels: each 12" width, 36" height
Printing the poster. Two options:
- Use the plotter in Room 122, accessible from Room 115.
  - This plotter has a maximum width of paper 24".
  - Print three sections: landscape format 24" x 36" for the center panel; two landscape format 12" x 36" pages for the side panels.
- Use the plotter in the CAD Lab, not accessible from Room 115.
  - This plotter has a maximum width of paper 36".
  - Print one large poster: landscape format 48" width x 36" height
Note that the smaller posters of the non-mentorship students are a single panel with dimensions 18" width x 24" height. These are printed from Room 115 using the plotter in Room 122. (Landscape format_)
Posters for Science Fair use the 3-panel board, dimensions 48" width x 36" height in a Landscape format
Content of the poster - Be sure to read about this on Blackboard for a more detailed description. Generally, the content of the poster is:
- Title, author, mentor, company, TJHSST, date:
  - Project Title
  - Author - Your name
  - Mentor's name, Mentor's company/university/lab
  - TJHSST Computer Systems Lab 2006-2007
- Abstract: describe the problem, purpose and scope of your project
- Background and/or Introduction paragraph(s)
- Description of your procedures and methods
- Results and conclusions (depending on which quarter we're in, this may be your expected results)
- Visual display of information: for example a chart, graph, and/or screenshot
- Meaningful Headings for each section of your poster
Software to construct your poster.
- A good option is Openoffice. Work either in Presentation, PPT, format or Openoffice Draw.
- From the File menu, Export your poster format to PDF when you are ready to print.

The Art of the Poster

10 second reading of your poster - title, abstract, headings, and visuals portray information about your project quickly to the reader/viewer.
i.e. the viewer of the poster needs to be able to get a good idea of your project in a few seconds.
10 minute reading of your poster - a detailed communication of your project:
The viewer continues reading your paragraphs, charts, and visuals in order to learn detailed information about your research.

Limited space - on your poster to portray all of this information; communicate as much information as possible in a small amount of space.
Variety of formats for the communication of information: textual (your headings and paragraphs) and visual (charts, screenshots, etc)
Font size and type needs to be small enough to fit on the poster yet large enoughand clear enough to be read from a few feet away

Visually interesting The layout of your poster should be interesting visually yet maintain a professional quality.
These are not K Mart posters (no offense K Mart)

Computer Systems Research Digital Poster of your project - Mentorship version 2006-2007

Computer Systems Research
Digital Poster of your project - Mentorship version 2006-2007